Insta-famous Essena shuts down her social media accounts

UPDATE: COOLUM teen Essena O'Neill has disappeared entirely from Instagram and YouTube after her unveiling of some ugly facts about social media led to an ugly spat with some mates in the US.

Ms O'Neill made headlines around the world this week after the Daily reported her comments claiming the "perfect" life shown on her instagram account was all fake.

Fellow bloggers and friends NinaAndRanda hit back at Ms O'Neill's comments, taking apart comments she made on a video posted to Vimeo about how she had been at the "pinnacle of success" in Los Angeles when she had actually been staying with them.

The friends claimed Ms O'Neill's "misery" in Los Angeles was more to do with a break-up with her boyfriend than social media being fake.

Ms O'Neill today hit back in turn, accusing the girls of twisting her words.

"... why do you feel okay talking about my personal life to the world," she said in a video. "This is about so much more than me. Please this isn't right, you've twisted my words."

She has now closed down her YouTube and instagram accounts, although her Vimeo accountremains active. Her rebranded Tumblr account, Let's be Game Changers, is active but without content.

INITIAL REPORT: THIS Sunshine Coast teenager wants you to know the ugly truth behind every single one of her 'perfect' instagram photos.

Meet Essena O'Neill: the 18-year-old powerhouse from Coolum who has half a million followers on Instagram, 200,000 subscribers on her YouTube and Tumblr accounts and 60,000 people viewing her Snapchat every day.